What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: LEFT HAND ELEVATOR #1 HINGE FITTING FAILS FREE PLAY CHECK DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER EO 5518Y004.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2021
- Submitted
- June 25, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N103US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 861
- Aircraft time
- 58,541 hours, 33,613 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5520 · Elevator Structure
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Condition
- Excess Play
- Location
- Lt Elevator
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.